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The role of sclerotherapy in abnormal varicose hand veins.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 1999 October
Large, tortuous veins involving the dorsa of the hands often become more prominent with the passage of time and are a common source of patient dissatisfaction. The objective was to evaluate the results of sclerotherapy in the management of unsightly varicose veins of the dorsum of the hand. From January of 1987 to August of 1998, 100 healthy, ambulatory female patients with a mean age of 56.5 years (range, 35 to 78 years) underwent sclerotherapy treatment for abnormally dilated veins on the dorsum of the hands. Patients were divided into two groups: group A consisted of 20 patients treated with 0.5% sodium tetradecyl sulfate (Sotradecol Elkins-Sin, Inc., Cherry Hill, N.J.) or 1.5% polidocanol (Aethoxysklerol Kreussler, Chemische-Fabrik, Wiesbaden, Germany). Group B consisted of 80 patients treated with 3% polidocanol. Postsclerotherapy compression was utilized in all cases. Failure was observed in 16 patients (80 percent) in group A. Successful elimination of varicose veins was obtained in 76 of 80 patients (95 percent) in group B. The diameter of treated vessels ranged from 1 to 6 mm (mean, 3 mm). Adverse events observed included pain, ecchymosis, various degrees of edema, and thrombosis of the treated veins. One patient (1 percent) developed transient neuropraxia of the superficial branch of the radial nerve following treatment of vessels located on the thenar web. Eleven of the 76 patients (14.5 percent) treated successfully with higher concentration developed microscopic neovascularization (matting). In conclusion, (1) low concentrations of sclerosing agents were associated with a high incidence of failure (80 percent); (2) the use of higher concentrations of polidocanol (3%) produced good results in 95 percent of treated patients; (3) adverse events common to sclerotherapy were observed in 90 percent of the treated patients-there were no serious adverse events; and (4) when appropriate sclerosant concentrations were employed, compression sclerotherapy proved to be an effective method of treatment for varicose veins involving the dorsum of the hand.
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